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Mountain State Lumber & Building Materials Dealers Association has scheduled its annual Western Slope golf tournament for Sept. l0 at Rifle Creek Golf Course. Rifle. Co.

MSLBMDA is staging its annual fall conference Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at Sonnenalp Resort, Vail, Co. The agenda features an opening night banquet, buffet breakfasts, lunches, and golf at the resort's course.

Safety webinars will address personal protection equipment Aug. 26 and housekeeping Sept. 14 and Sept. 30.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada's 2nd Growth 4O-and-under group next meets Oct.7 at Embassy Suites. Brea. Ca.

LACN's annual convention is Oct. 2l-22 at HyattFisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, Ca. Activities include an opening reception, tabletop displays, president's dinner and award program, an LACN board and past-president's dinner, and a 5K run.

Dr. Patrick Moore, Greenspirit, will speak on "Trees Are the Answer." Mike O'Brien, National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association, will discuss national association business, and Randy Morgan, CSP, will speak on "Against the Grain: High Yield Leadership in a Low Confidence Economy."

Western Wood Products Association's Lumber Pioneers group will hold its annual meeting, reception, and

dinner Sept. 17 at Monarch Hotel, Clackamas, Or.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club gets swinging with its 11th annual benefit golf tournamentdedicated to the late Alan Bohnhoff-Sept. 23 at Costa Mesa Golf & Country Club, Costa Mesa, Ca.

First tee-off is I l:30, with dinner and awards at the golf club. Proceeds will benefit the educational efforts of the Hardwood Forest Foundation.

Western Wood Preservers Institute has enlisted Dr. Jim Bowyer, director of the responsible materials program at Dovetail Partners, to speak at its annual meeting Oct. 17-2O at Westin La Paloma Resort, Tucson, Az.

Southern California Hoo-Hoo Club will meet Aug. l8 at the Orange County Mining Company, Orange, Ca.

The group's annual Don Gregson Memorial Golf Tournament raised more than $5000 for the City of Hope, Wounded Warriors, the Oregon Forest Resources Institute's teachers tour, and the Gregson Scholarship Fund at Rim of the World High School.

National Hardwood Lumber Association has signed Sarah Palin as the keynote speaker at its Oct. l3-16 annual convention and exhibit showcase at the Hyatt Regency, Vancouver. B.C.

NHLA established a new "partner" membership category to recognizes businesses not headquartered in North America.

Western Hardwood Association installed new officers at its recent board meeting. Darrin Hastings, Emerson Hardwood, Portland, Or., is the new president, succeeding Jeff Nuss. GreenWood Resources. Portland.

Mike Lipke, Trillium Pacific Millwork, Wilsonville, Or., is v.p., and Lindy Stallard, Rose City Wood Products, Broadbent, Or., treasurer.

The association will host an Oct. l5 luncheon durins

NHLA's annual convention in Vancouver, B.C., which will include WHA's annual meeting and auction, followed by a mini grading class and a preview of its new interactive online grading webpage.

National Green Contractors Expo has been rescheduled from September to May 17-18,201l, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nv.

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SUMMER SESSION: Lumber Association of California & Nevada's 2nd Growth kicked off its annual summer conference Julv 15 at Hotel Solamar in San Diego's historic gaslamp district. The conference included a San Diego Padres baseball game at Petco Park. [1] Natalie Allen, John Neel. [2] Rex & Jamie Klopfer. [3] Jean Henning, Danny Sosa. [4] Jarrett Deschenes, Ryan Lauterborn, John Allen. [5] Chad Barclay, Heather Gyurina, John Pasqualetto. [6] Jeffrey Hansler, Mike Carey. [7] Mike Caputo, Charmaine Jennings. [8] Pete Ganahl, Shannon Mott. [9] Chris & Stacey Freeman. [10]Holly & Jay McArthur. [11] Fabio Gaipa, Sal Camarda. [12] Adam Armstrong, Valerie DeLean. [13] Jason Sumpter, Dana Redican. [14] Dale Verseput, Peter Jackson. [15] Candy & Larry Christensen. [16] Austin, Scott & Lori Whitman. [17] Scott Walter, Bill Humphrey. [18] Chris Huntington, Chuck Casey. [19] Terry Rasmussen, David Abbott.

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